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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



67295 to 67312— Continued. 



67301. No. 5. Bischeck. An early summer 

 variety with very sweet white flesh and 

 yellow skin. 



67302. Xo. 6. Kara-Kotour. A round melon, 

 a winter variety, with white flesh and 

 yellow skin. 



67303. Xo. 7. Magassare. A dark-skinned 

 variety with white flesh of a rich sugary- 

 flavor. 



67304. Xo. 8. Kostjanka. A variety culti- 

 vated at the experiment fields of the Emba 

 Oil Co., near the Caspian Sea. 



67305. Xo. 9. Logara-Kouk. A summer 

 melon with greenish flesh and dark-green 

 skin. 



67306. Xo. 10. Gouliabi. A winter variety. 



67307. Xo. 11. Eneyry. A summer variety 

 with pale-yellow skin and green flesh. 



67308. Emiry. From the Emba Experiment 

 Station near the Caspian Sea. 



67309 to 67311. Cucurbita spp. Cucurbitaceae. 



67309. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



Squash. 

 Selle-Kiady. 



67310. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 



Cushaw. 



Plov-Kiady. From Farab, Turkmenistan. 



67311. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 Nan-Kiady. 



Pumpkin. 



67312. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. Carrot. 



From the Amu-Darya River district, 

 Tchardjony, Turkmenistan. A pale-yellow 

 variety with roots, when fully grown, measuring 

 7 to 11 inches in length. 



67313. Djalium gtjineense Willd. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. Velvet tamarind. 



From the Gold Coast, West Africa. Seeds inter- 

 cepted at Philadelphia, Pa., by the Federal 

 Horticultural Board. 'Received May 24, 1926. 



A tall pinnate-leaved tree, native to West 

 Africa, with small, dark-brown, velvety, edible 

 fruits which are in large clusters. The fruits are 

 about the size of small filberts, and the thin, brittle 

 shell incloses one or two seeds surrounded by a 

 mildly acid farinaceous pulp, used in the prepara- 

 tion of pickles and in other ways. The timber is 

 ajhandsome dark red. 



67314 to 67343. 



From Dookie P. O., Victoria. Australia. Seeds 

 presented by Hugh Pye, Dookie Agricultural 

 College. Received May 14, 1926. 



This district is a relatively good one, with an 

 average rainfall of 20 inches. The summers and 

 autumns are usually dry, but the winter and 

 spring rains are good, hence wheat succeeds well. 

 The highest temperature is 108° F. and the lowest, 

 July, 37° F. The air is low in humidity. 



67314. A vena byzantina Koch. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



Dookie No. 11. 



67315. Hordeum distichon palmella Harlan. 

 Poaceae. Two-rowed barley. 



Pryor. 



67316. Hordeum vulgare pallidum Seringe. 

 Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



Cape Early. 



67314 to 67343— Continued. 

 67317 to 67343. Triticum spp. Poaceae. 



AESTfYTJM L. 



Common wheat. 



67317 to 67333. Triticum 

 {T. vulgare Vill.). 



67317. Austarn. 



67318. Bald Early. 



67319. Bena. One of the new wheats 

 becoming popular. 



67320. Clarendon Early. 



67321. College Purple. 



67322. Curramin. 



67323. Darts Imperial. 



67324. Federation. The most popular 

 variety of the State. Last season 40 

 bushels per acre were threshed from this 

 variety. Generally speaking, it gives a 

 better yield than Hard Federation. 



67325. Geraling. 



67326. Gluclub. 



67327. Hard Federation. A selection from 

 I Federation, but its flour is strong. 



Last season 50 bushels per acre were 

 threshed from this variety. 



67328. Improved Gluyas. 



67329. Indcret. A rust-resistant variety 

 which vields well in the Xorth and 

 South. 



67330. Joffre. A rust-resistant variety 

 which yields well in the North and 

 South. 



67331. Major. The second most popular 

 variety of the State. It has strong 

 straw and is less liable to rust than 

 Federation. In the South or cooler 

 parts it gives big yields and has done 

 well in New Zealand. 



67332. Minister. The champion high- 

 strength wheat of the State and the 

 most prolific of the high-strength 

 varieties grown here. 



67333. Moira. 



67334. Nabawa. 



67335. Nobby. A bald durum type which 

 is really a cross with a bald common 

 wheat. 



67336. Unuyip. 



67337. Wardfir. 



67338. Yanward. 



67339 to 67342. Triticum durum Desf. Poa- 

 ceae. Durum wheat. 



67339. Dookie Hasta. This variety has 

 multiple ears produced mainly by 

 selection. 



67340. Dookie Marvel. A variety having 

 multiple ears produced mainly by 

 selection. 



67341. Huguenot. A bald durum type 

 which is really a cross with a bald 

 common wheat. In a few places it is 

 grown for silage. 



67342. Laidly Poulard. 



67343. Triticum polonicum L. Poaceae. 



Polish wheat. 

 Australian Poulard. 



